DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am Cent ral Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess members hip is required.
REGISTRATION: https://www.k ingregistration.com/event/ChessCelebration
FREE GAME ANAL YSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with IM Erik Santarius upon conclusion of their section!
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP: You m ay join or renew your membership here.
PLAYING SITE: htt ps://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free.
PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 or else propor tional). Prizes may take up to a week after the event concludes as games ne ed to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done through th e proprietary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations w ill be reviewed by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Players will receive an email with a link and password to join th e appropriate section of the tournament. If the link is not received within 12 hours of entering, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScrip t enabled to view it.
BYES and LATE REGISTRATION: O nline registration closes on December 5th at 9:15am Central Time, contact < span id="cloakacb08484330f867c794cf87f752022ac">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after regis tration is closed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late join" after 10:00am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes c an be requested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. A
ll four sections are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and
5 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the sec
tion, so each section will run as an independent event.
FOUR S ECTIONS: All players must have current US Chess Membership
< strong>K-12 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (all students can en ter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
K-8 US C HESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-8 can enter, b ut grade 5/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
K-5 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
K-3 US CHESS ONLINE RATED R APID SWISS (students in grades K-3 can enter)
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email address i
s being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are
discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rate
d. For the purposes of standings, any players who lose to someone who viola
tes fair play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fair
play violators will stand, though the games will not be rated. Winne
rs may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the e
vent. By registering for this tournament you agree that your child's
lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner
lists.